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Population (year 2000): 649. Estimated
population in July 2005: 613 (-5.5% change)
Males: 287 (44.2%), Females: 362 (55.8%)
Shelby County
Zip code:
51531
Median resident age: 55.8 years
Median household income: $33,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Elk Horn:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Ancestries: Danish (43.6%), German (23.1%),
English (8.6%), Irish (8.5%), United States (6.0%), Norwegian
(4.9%).
Elevation: 1363 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elk Horn
- High school or higher: 78.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elk Horn city
- Never married: 14.3%
- Now married: 56.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 23.2%
- Divorced: 6.3%
3.2% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 0.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -16 (-2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elk Horn:
- CASS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
ATLANTIC, IA)
- AUDUBON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
AUDUBON, IA)
- SHELBY COUNTY MYRTUE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17
miles; HARLAN, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Elk
Horn:
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 61 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 90 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 98 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elk Horn:
- AUDUBON COUNTY (about 13 miles; AUDUBON, IA; ID:
ADU)
- ATLANTIC MUNI (about 14 miles; ATLANTIC, IA; ID:
AIO)
- HARLAN MUNI (about 19 miles; HARLAN, IA; ID: HNR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elk Horn:
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 66 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)
- BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; BELLEVUE, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,723)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 80 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
- CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT
enrollment: 5,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 80
miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
Public high school in Elk Horn:
- ELK HORN-KIMBALLTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
111; Location: 4114 MADISON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Elk Horn:
- ELK HORN-KIMBALLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
(Students: 193; Location: 4114 MADISON ST; Grades: PK -
08)
Library in Elk Horn:
- ELK HORN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$22,250; Location: 2027 WASHINGTON, BOX 119; 7,680
books; 379 audio materials; 728 video materials; 48
serial subscriptions)
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